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On Monday, we welcomed Rosalina Alexander, co-founder and President of The Rainbow Room Foundation, who came to KS2 assembly to talk to the children about the work they do and showed them a video about Down Syndrome. The Shakespeare House Captain presented a cheque for 27,000 to Rosalina Alexander, and we were all impressed by the children’s interest and response...

World Down Syndrome Day on Monday was a great success and well supported by our community. The children raised 27,000 Baht for Rainbow Room, and a representative will visit the school this week to collect a cheque presented by Shakespeare House. Thank you for supporting this excellent cause, more details of which can be found in the attached blog.
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During half-term, the Science lab was fitted with some new equipment.
These additions will enhance the current Key Stage 3 curriculum, and as you can see from the photo below, the students are excited about seeing and using the equipment in action during Science Classes.
Each of the working areas has been fitted with Gas Taps and Bunsen Burners, and there is...

A sincere thank you to all parents who attended Parent Consultations this week, and it was wonderful to see you all. Our attendance figure was very encouraging indeed, at 95%. Thank you also to the parents who visited the drop in Firefly Workshop in the hall, it is heartening to see the growing number of parents actively involved in Firefly.
Medication...

Welcome to First & Middle School Book Week. Each year at Samakee, we spend a week celebrating books, book characters, authors and illustrators. From comics to mysteries, from magic to history, you can find just about anything between the pages of a book and we want to make sure that all the children at Samakee grow up with a passion...

Year two have had a Mr. Men crazy month and are bursting with imaginative and creative story ideas.We have really enjoyed the language that Roger Hargreaves has used and loved the funny jokes he makes in his book. Over the past few weeks, we have read over twenty...
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Movie NightMums and dads, teachers and teacher assistants, office staff, volunteers and domestic staff, all came together, to create an exceptional evening for the children. The provisions organised entirely by volunteer parents were delicious and plentiful, without a doubt, contributing significantly to a hugely successful evening. The weather was pleasant, the atmosphere welcoming and the movies lots of fun...

Using the idea of eating the colours of a rainbow, we hope that the rainbow of fruits and vegetables will spark imaginations and cultivate healthy habits in all our children. Don't forget to encourage your child to fill their plates with different colours at every meal. Look at how well we are doing at school!

Eating a Rainbow

At Samakee, we pride ourselves on providing situations that give children an acceptable challenge and last week saw some perfect examples of this as the Samakee Intrepid Key Value came very much into focus.
Firstly, First School Sports Day on Wednesday, I think you will agree it was a huge success, it was pleasing to see so many parents...